#159- Filling the Trough

#159- Filling the Trough

#159- Filling the Trough This week, Scott and Karl are off, so we'll flashback to July 2019, for a very relevant conversation from a very different world. Scott and OGB producer Brett discuss pedagogy and dominant learning theories, as Scott aspires to be a better Starting Strength coach and a more effective interlocutor at Online [...]
#157- Tolkien’s The Silmarillion Part 1

#157- Tolkien’s The Silmarillion Part 1

#157- Tolkien's The Silmarillion Part 1 This week, Scott and Karl begin their discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, a collection of mythopoeic stories that form a complete history of Middle Earth. Until 1977, these manuscripts were unpublished until his son, Christopher Tolkien, edited them posthumously. Producer Brett warns, "If you don't know what The Silmarillion is, [...]
#154- Hutchins’ “The Great Conversation” Part 2

#154- Hutchins’ “The Great Conversation” Part 2

#154- Hutchins' "The Great Conversation" Part 2 Scott and Karl finish their two-part discussion of Robert Maynard Hutchins' 1952 essay "The Great Conversation: Substance of a Liberal Education." The Great Conversation is the ongoing process of the best writers and thinkers of Western Civilization referencing, building on, and refining the work of their predecessors. According to Hutchins, [...]
#45 – Music for the End Times

#45 – Music for the End Times

#45 - Music for the End Times Scott, Karl, and Trent discuss the meaning and purpose of music during troubled times, and share their playlists for the end of the world. ENROLLMENT IS OPEN NOW! Don’t miss the limited-time window to get started with Online Great Books immediately! SIGN UP NOW Latest Content #179- Burckhardt’s [...]
#151- Salatin’s Polyface Micro: Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale Part 1

#151- Salatin’s Polyface Micro: Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale Part 1

#151- Salatin's Polyface Micro: Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale Part 1 This week and next, Scott and Karl explore Joel Salatin's book Polyface Micro: Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale.  Joel Salatin and his family own and operate Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The farm produces pastured beef, pork, chicken, eggs, turkeys, [...]